Talk:Surface mining

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The content of Strip mining was merged into Surface mining. The former page's history now serves to provide attribution for that content in the latter page, and it must not be deleted as long as the latter page exists. For the discussion at that location, see its talk page.

Strip mining obviously needs to be merged in here. I don't know anything about it, otherwise I'd do the merge myself... James 06:51, August 9, 2005 (UTC)

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Merge is done. And I expanded the other sections (mainly by copying the first paragraphs from their own articles). Couldn't be bothered worth merging all the different articles into one, as IMO it'd be too big. Someone else may feel differently, though ... it could be a FAC candidate then with some judicious rewriting, removal of those pesky red links and a section on the history of surface mining ... Proto t c 09:19, 9 August 2005 (UTC)Reply

I think Strip Mining is a very important part of mining. All the other surface mining variants listed here have their own articles. Stebbins 02:11, 3 November 2006 (UTC)Reply

'Bold text'While strip mining is a form of surface mining, using these terms interchangeably is just plain incorrect. I am removing the line (from the Strip Mining section) that says: "Among others, strip mining is used to extract the oil-impregnated sand in the Athabasca Tar Sands in Alberta. It is also common in coal mining. Bucket-wheel excavators are widely used for this purpose, however, they are prone to damage and require many millions of dollars to repair." I don't know of one single strip mine in the Athabasca Region as they are all, very clearly, open-pit surface mines. The comment is redundant and all over the place, and should be omitted. I strongly discourage whoever added that from aimlessly including erroneous information. 68.148.124.62 (talk) 07:49, 8 April 2012 (UTC)Reply

I think that this article should be merged into Coal mining along with History of coal mining. It just doesn't make sense to have so many articles when one large one would be one stop shopping. MPS 15:40, 28 November 2005 (UTC)Reply

I think it's better kept apart (although coal mining should be merged with history of coal mining) - they are not the same thing, at all. Proto t c 15:28, 30 November 2005 (UTC)Reply

This should NOT be merged into Coal mining because many types of material other than coal are extracted by surface mining techniques.

I think that they should have an article on strip mining!!! (user:hieu2001

Strip mining and surface mining are two different forms of mining. Strip mining has a much harsher impact on the environment and is a lot more controversial and 'hardcore' so it shouldn't be put in the same category to mislead people to believe that its not so harmful. This article also doesn't cover the environmental impacts of either as much as it should. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 71.93.15.2 (talk) 05:43, 30 March 2007 (UTC).Reply

The Martin county sludge spill is briefed twice in this aritcle. It should not be mentioned at in such detail. The link to an article about the Buffalo Creek Flood is enough, that article has links to the Martin county slidge spill. Removing the text. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 63.236.116.94 (talk) 17:46, 15 April 2009 (UTC)Reply

Can landfill mining be added to article ? See also Landfill#As_a_source_of_materials —Preceding unsigned comment added by 81.245.161.182 (talk) 14:40, 21 April 2009 (UTC)Reply

Not sure where to put it dough (strip mining or open-pit mining)?

The first cite, www.iem.org is a non-working cite and the fact seems like a number that was completely made up. I would change it but I do not know how. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 128.183.102.131 (talk) 15:29, 7 July 2009 (UTC)Reply

The "Mountaintop Removal" section seems quite biased. The second paragraph onward probably belong in the "Environmental and Health Issues" section.

The term "Mountaintop Removal Mining" is specific to the Appalachian coal fields of the USA. It is a somewhat inflamatory term that really does not deserve its own section because it does not significantly differ from typical "open pit" surface mining.

-Doug Roy, M.A.Sc., P.Eng.

Mining Engineer
Halifax, Canada  — Preceding unsigned comment added by 142.68.19.127 (talk) 19:42, 18 November 2011 (UTC)Reply 

Canadian strip mining operations account for 75% of the entire world's strip mining. I believe this warrants mentioning if not a complete section on the issue, which has caused international incidents in Mexico, the Philippines, and many U.S. states, particularly Montana. http://wilderness.org/content/canada%E2%80%99s-strip-mining-isn%E2%80%99t-so-friendly-montana%E2%80%99s-glacier-national-park http://upsidedownworld.org/main/content/view/700/79/ http://www.dominionpaper.ca/weblogs/sandra/2800 http://www.mediacoop.ca/story/2157#comment-1244 http://www.miningwatch.ca/representatives-siocon-southern-philippines-oppose-canadian-mining-company-tvi-pacific http://www.umich.edu/~snre492/Jones/marcopper.htm --MarioSmario (talk) 19:45, 2 February 2012 (UTC)Reply

The phrase "Unless reclaimed, surface mining can leave behind large areas of infertile waste rock, as 70% of material excavated is waste." is completely inaccurate and would depend on the stripping ratio entirely. I am removing it. 68.148.124.62 (talk) 08:14, 8 April 2012 (UTC)Reply

As was stated by another editor the term "Mountain Top Removing Mining" is "new speak" or "reframing" that is used to advance an agenda. Sadly, this "new speak" is littered through wikipedia via cross-links, articles, etc. making it seem acceptable and the proper definition.

https://www.google.com/search?q=Mountain+Top+Removal+Mining

The only sites, other than WikiPedia, using this term are all environmental sites. Look closely, as the comment spam on the reputable sourced sites make it appear the articles are using these terms.

Mountain Top Removal Mining needs to be renamed to the the correct name of: Mountain Top Mining (as used by MHSA, EPA, Academia, etc).

The renamed article needs to be merged with "Surface Mining" as it is a form of surface mining. — Preceding unsigned comment added by PeterWesco (talk • contribs) 16:38, 25 August 2012 (UTC)Reply

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Back in 1960's, I was taken to West Virginia and we saw the 'Silver Spade.' It is a stripe mining shovel that was quite large! Can you possibily find and share this information with today's audience?67.186.24.242 (talk) 17:50, 2 July 2008 (UTC) T. J. MichalkoReply

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See Wikipedia:Reference_desk/Humanities#Contradiction_between_two_articles_regarding_start_of_strip_mining — Preceding unsigned comment added by 79.178.38.36 (talk) 21:03, 22 September 2018 (UTC)Reply

I have made contributions to this article as part of my Wikipedia educational foundation supported course. A new section for environmental and health issues was add, along with citations and links. Kyra Robertson (talk) 13:28, 8 April 2021 (UTC)Reply

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I looked up this article to remind myself of the term for open mining in the UK, but it wasn't here: open-cast mining, which seems to the same as open-pit mining. It would helpful if it might appear as an alternative term, because I've always heard it referred to by that term in the UK. ~2026-26761-50 (talk) 17:26, 3 May 2026 (UTC)Reply